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Otago Witness, Issue 1461, 15 November 1879, Page 4

PUBLIC NOTICES JOHN BRINSMEAD and SONS' Patent Sostenente Pianos. Morning Advertiser. " The Legion of Honour. — In addition to the other distinctions awarded to Messrs John Brinsmead and Sons at the Paris Exhibition of 1878, the founder of the firm has been created Chevalier of the Legion of Honour." JOHN BRINSMEAD and SONS' Patent Sosfcenente Pianos. Daily Chronicle. "In tone the instrument is exceedingly rich and sweefc, and in touch the very perfection of lightness. Messrs Brinsmead may certainly be congratulated on their success.' JOHN BRINSMEAD and SONS' Patent Sostenente Pianos. Echo. " The nearest approach to perfection with which we are acquainted." JOHN BRINSMEAD and SONS' Patent Sostenente Pianos. Daily News. "Anew Pianoforte, recsntly manufactured by Messrs John Brinamead and Sons, claims notice, not only on account of its beauty and richness of tone, but specially for some ingenious mechanical novelties ; the most important being the addition of a third pedal, by means of which the sounds of any note or notea may be almost indefinitely prolonged at the will of the player. Thus, bass notes may be sustained after being struck by the left hand, which may then be taken away, and, with the right hand, may execute the most brilliant staccato passages, thus giving almost the effect of four hands. The patent • check - repeater action,' a speciality of Messrs Brinsmead, enables the performer to I command with ease the most rapid reiteration of the [same note ; the facility of the key movement in general being such that glissando passages can be executed with such perfect ease as to render them practicable with the lightest touch. The volume of tone is intensified by a peculiar construction of the sounding board, another improvement being the system of bridging, by which the vibrations are increased and rendered sympathetic. The Pianoforte is capable of all degrees of delicacy and power, its massive structure rendering it less liable to get out of tune than usual ; and the instrument is altogether calculated to extend the reputation of its makers." JOHN BRINSMEAD & SONS <J PIANOS May be obtained of all principal Musicsellers. Prices from 33 Guineas to 500 Guineas. 18 Wigmore street, London, W., and the " Brinsmead " Works, Grafton road, Kentish Town, N.W., England. We invite views and experiences upon matters relating to the station, the farm, garden, and household, and ask tbat they be given in as brief and condensed a manner at mAy be. Our columns are also open to correspondents who aesire information upon matters concerning agriculture.